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Disney “Confident” As FCC Launches Early Review of Broadcast TV Licenses
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Disney “Confident” As FCC Launches Early Review of Broadcast TV Licenses

The Hollywood Reporter·Alex Weprin·about 1 month ago
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Logo text The Federal Communications Commission has launched an early review of Disney ‘s broadcast TV licenses, in a move that has little modern precedent. The move is sure to be seen as retaliatory after President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump called for late night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired yesterday, though the FCC did not cite Kimmel in its brief letter calling for the early renewal, which was viewed by The Hollywood Reporter . The FCC, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, has two open investigations into Disney and ABC , one into the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices, which it opened last year, and another into The View over an appearance by Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico over its equal opportunity rule. The new move appears tied to the DEI investigation, though details remain vague for now. The FCC cites the commission’s public interest standard in calling for the review.…

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